Tuesday, July 8

Celebration Spectrum brings dynamic DJ sets, art installations to Grand Park

An uplifting art and music installation is finding something to celebrate after a year of isolation. Curated by Tanya Aguiñiga and Mark “Frosty” McNeill, Celebration Spectrum intends to bring people together following such a challenging year. Read more...

Photo: Grand Park’s Celebration Spectrum hopes to bring visitors closer together through outdoor installation art and music. (Courtesy of Maurice de la Falaise, Grand Park)


Art Students Collective creates space for artists to connect, build community

Bruin minds joined together in jump-starting a new student arts movement. In April, several UCLA art students created the Art Students Collective, an undergraduate club that organizes open discussions for students who are serious about visual arts. Read more...

Photo: Formed in April, the Art Students Collective hopes to include all undergraduate students who are passionate about art. Co-founder Marie Tagudena (left), a third-year art student, works on a project with new member and third-year art student Mayra Jimenez (left center), along with the two other co-founders, third-year art student Brenda Barrios (right center) and first-year art student Armando Perez (right). (Courtesy of Marie Tagudena)



‘Re: Model’ digital gallery showcases creative works from AAPI students

The “Re: Model” digital art gallery is recentering AAPI voices. Curated by members of UCLA’s Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company, the art gallery features visual art, written works and videos from Asian American and Pacific Islander creatives in honor of AAPI Heritage Month. Read more...

Photo: Third-year psychobiology student Ruiting Jia submitted her painting, “She’s Hard to Read,” to the LCC’s digital art gallery “Re: Model.” The gallery highlighted AAPI creatives in honor of AAPI Heritage Month. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)


Student art shop explores the female form with abstract line pieces

From doodles to tattoos, Soraya Saghbini’s abstract line art fits on a multitude of mediums. The third-year biochemistry student said she launched her Instagram page @soosartsyshit and website to sell her artwork back in April 2019 after being encouraged by her close friends to share her work with a wider audience. Read more...

Photo: Soraya Saghbini, a third-year biochemistry student, launched an art account and online shop to feature her abstract bodies and faces. More recently, Saghbini said she has attempted new mediums, such as tattoo design and digital art. (Photo by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Maddie Rausa/Daily Bruin)


Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Nilo Cruz discusses creative process at salon talk

Playwrights can’t capture light, but they come close by describing its mysterious presence. As the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Cuban American playwright and director Nilo Cruz shed light on his creative process in an afternoon salon talk Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Nilo Cruz gave a salon talk for the School of Theater, Film and Television, sharing his creative process and personal inspirations. (Harold Lee/Daily Bruin)


UCLA student turns love of plants, pets into successful small business

This post was updated May 23 at 6:52 p.m. Jupiter’s Plantarium revels in earthly creatures. A store run by second-year world arts and cultures student Chang Zhou, Jupiter’s Plantarium is named after her orange cat named Jupiter, who is frequently seen on the shop’s Instagram page. Read more...

Photo: Second-year world arts and cultures student Chang Zhou sells commissioned pet portraits and planters in her store, Jupiter’s Plantarium, run via social media platforms. (Photo illustration by Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff and Eunice Hong/Daily Bruin)



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